Month: May 2014

I took a little trip to Nashville over the weekend with a few girl friends, and I can honestly say, there was not ONE healthy decision made by any of us.  As far as nacho’s and onion rings, I’m quite certain that we ate all that existed in Nashville. Nacho Number One……and Yes, it was as big as it looks!   We acted like 20 somethings for three days straight.   Why wouldn’t you?     Mike said that every picture I sent him, I was holding a beer.     Then I found this picture! 🙂    We acted a little goofy at times.    Hot, huh? There’s that beer again……     We may have played a few innocent practical jokes. Never leave YOUR room key with your friends.     No doubt, we heard some awesome Bands and did a LOT of dancing!     I’m fairly […]

Well, it’s 4:00 in the morning, and I am heading out the door for a Girl’s Weekend in Nashville!   I didn’t give myself much time for a blog post! Next Friday I will finally be back to my WW meeting! I miss my routine! I had a really great week and I am really looking forward to this weekend! We come back on Monday, so I’ll write a post on Tuesday and I’ll have some new goals to talk about! Have a Wonderful and Healthy Weekend! “love the life you live, live the life you love”

But Before the Burrito…. MapMyFitness I’m trying out a new Fitness App, and I’m kinda liking it! I downloaded MapMyFitness and I’ve been playing with it a bit. I’m not familiar with all it has to offer yet, but one of the things that I really like about is that at the end of your workout, you can make notes and save them, then go back to it later.  I had set out yesterday to find a 1 mile route that I could start running regularly, then if I was feeling it, I would run it twice.  I’m working on a goal for June that has to do with running, and I thought a regular route might help me with my goal that I am working on. Well, that’s not at all what I ended up doing. Perhaps another day. Instead I walked a 5K route. 🙂 When I got […]

My day started off so great! First of all, I got to tell everyone about my new involvement with Big Brother Big Sister, and introduce my new Little Sis, Samone! Then I went to Yoga! I’m gonna like this Yoga thing. I did the 30 minute core class, then the 60 minute class that follows. At the end of the class, Stacey (yoga instructor) turned the lights down really low, turned up the music a bit, then walked around and gave every single one of us a nice little head massage with this awesome smelling oil! Ahhhhh, I was in heaven. Then I headed home. It was only like 11:00, but I was starving, so I ate lunch early and headed back out for more errands. I grabbed a Latte and decided my toes needed some work. Then I went to the grocery store. It was almost 3:00, and my […]

Be a Big! Before we left for our Mexico vacation in February, I jotted down a few things that I wanted to do when I came home. Some of the things that I wanted to do were little, and some were Big. I have thought about being a Big Sister with the Big Brother Big Sister Organization off and on for years. I thought more about it after Tess graduated from Hight School and left for College. Then after Tess graduated from College and moved to Dallas, I thought about it a lot! I have a friend that is a Big Sis, and I have asked her a few questions, and after talking to her a little bit about her experience and hearing her stories, I decided to look further into it. Before we left for our vacation, I filled out the application. When we returned from our vacation, I […]

Well, breakfast with my mom was cancelled due to her migraine headache, and I didn’t get to see Tess, but I still had a really great Mother’s Day! I slept in. As I woke up, Mike kissed me on the cheek and told me “Happy Mother’s Day”, and out of no where, both dogs appeared directly above my head, as if they were also saying “Happy Mother’s Day!” I enjoyed my first cup of coffee on the deck, and Mike catered to me all morning. We headed over to his folks at around noon for a big lunch and an afternoon in the backyard playing with the Grandkids! All of the mom’s relaxed on the deck while Papa Mike got some exercise!  It was a combo of Hide and Seek, and Nerf Gun Battle!   I’m not sure who was having more fun with the Nerf Gun’s, Papa Mike or […]

This was the 5th Annual Running With The Cow’s Half Marathon and 5K! This was my first time running in it, but certainly not my last. This race was at a Catholic Parish in a rural part of town. The 5K was down a two lane road with open green fields on both sides of the road (I assume the half marathon was the same.) I tried to take in the view while I was running. The location was perfect!  The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze. This race was so well organized, so much fun, lot’s of great volunteer’s, lot’s of great runners and walker’s, and FOOD! Oh my goodness, the FOOD! It was ONE – BIG – Church Pot Luck Dinner! Sweets, Lasagne, Pizza, Burrito’s, Chicken Sandwiches, Sub Sandwiches, An entire table of Cinnamon Roll’s, fruit, granola bars, BBQ, McDonald’s, The Corner Bakery, and on […]

While taking my little break from things here recently, I thought a lot about how the simplest things had become so overwhelming for me and how I didn’t like that I had let that happen. What was I doing wrong that was making everything in life feel so BIG?? That phrase…”Stop and smell the roses”, was floating around and around in my head, and I knew I wasn’t doing that, and I knew that I wanted to be. I knew that I needed to be. Sometimes, I feel like I am hurrying to do everything, even it’s just unloading the dishwasher or letting the dogs out before I leave the house for the day. I hurry them out, then I hurry them back in! Rush, rush, rush. I hurry my shower, I drink my coffee too fast. I’m making a phone call as I’m walking out the door. I’m constantly […]

Happy Third Anniversary “The Weight of My Weight”! May 9, 2011, I started writing my blog. I had no idea what I was actually doing, but I knew I needed to write. Here is my first post. I started my weight loss journey at 207 pounds. This is day one of my blog. It has taken me about six weeks to figure out how to do a blog………probably shouldn’t be admitting that? I hope by putting it all out there, I will be able to reach my weight loss goal with a little humor, and hopefully encourage others to do the same. I plan to blog about the food I eat, my excercise routine, my mood and how it affects my weight loss, and recipes I’ve found that make the weight loss journey and the lifestyle change a bit more enjoyable! I hope you’ll follow me! I needed to journal my […]

I really had no idea what day of the week it was when I rolled out of bed yesterday morning. I was happy when I realized it was Wednesday though.  Since I watched Baby Charlotte for the month of April, I had been missing out on working at The Beauty of the Bistro Food Truck on Wednesday’s!  If you live close to me, check out the lunch menu. It is awesome! Sidney, the owner, is always looking for something new and different to add to the menu. She had mentioned a few new sandwich ideas, and boy did she hit the jackpot! Have you heard of a Banh Mi Sandwich?  I had not. Apparently it is traditionally a Vietnamese sandwich served with pork, mayo, pickled carrots, and cilantro. She made a chicken version that was CRAZY GOOD! Buttered Toasted French Bread, Marinated Chicken, Chipotle Mayo, Pickled Carrots, Cucumber and Jalapeno’s. It was […]